# Melewwa GN division, Akuressa DS Division, Matara District

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Grama Niladhari division · Akuressa DS Division 

# Melewwa

Melewwa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province. It covers **1.34 km²**.

- 1.3km²

## Where is Melewwa?

Melewwa lies in [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/), [Matara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Galabadahena](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/galabadahena/), [Henegama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/henegama/), [Ihala Kiyanduwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/ihala-kiyanduwa/), [Paraduwa North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-north/), [Paraduwa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/paraduwa-south/) and [Yakabedda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/yakabedda/). By area it is the 8893rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Akuressa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/matara/akuressa/). The centre of Melewwa is about 118 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.0785° N, 80.4761° E. Local names: මැලැව්ව .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Melewwa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matara District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,837 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (285 mm) and the driest Feb (79 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 95 

Feb 27 79 

Mar 28 107 

Apr 28 182 

May 28 194 

Jun 27 106 

Jul 27 89 

Aug 27 115 

Sep 27 161 

Oct 27 231 

Nov 27 285 

Dec 26 193 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Melewwa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Akuressa Hospital · Galabadahena 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08395&mlon=80.47004#map=17/6.08395/80.47004) 

Bank NDB Bank - Akuressa · Akuressa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10014&mlon=80.47785#map=17/6.10014/80.47785) 

ATM Commercial Bank · Akuressa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10016&mlon=80.47755#map=17/6.10016/80.47755) 

Petrol pump IOC Filling Station · Akuressa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10028&mlon=80.47698#map=17/6.10028/80.47698) 

Hotel Balagala Tea Garden · Henegama West 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07044&mlon=80.46639#map=17/6.07044/80.46639) 

Mall Shopping Complex · Kamburupitiya 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07749&mlon=80.56435#map=17/6.07749/80.56435) 

School Akuressse Maha Vidyalaya Playground · Yakabedda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08890&mlon=80.47612#map=17/6.08890/80.47612) 

College Akuressa Maha Vidyalaya · Yakabedda 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.08888&mlon=80.47629#map=17/6.08888/80.47629) 

Police station Akuressa Police Station · Akuressa 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09902&mlon=80.47775#map=17/6.09902/80.47775) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Akuressa DS Division

- Akuressa
- Asmagoda
- Bopitiya
- Dediyagala
- Diganahena
- Diyalape
- Dolamawatha
- Ehelape
- Ellewela
- Eramudugoda
- Galabadahena
- Gallala
- Ganhela
- Henegama
- Henegama West
- Higgoda
- Hulandawa
- Idikatudeniya
- Ihala Kiyanduwa
- Ihala Maliduwa
- Iluppella
- Imbulgoda
- Ketanvila
- Kohugoda
- Lenama North
- Lenama South
- Manikgoda
- Maramba North
- Maramba South
- Minipogoda
- Nawalagoda
- Nimalawa
- Nimalawa East
- Pahala Maliduwa
- Paraduwa East
- Paraduwa North
- Paraduwa South
- Paragahawatta
- Peddapitiya North
- Peddapitiya South
- Poramba
- Udupitiya
- Vilagama
- Weliketiya
- Yakabedda

## Quick answers

- Where is Melewwa?In Akuressa DS Division, Matara District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Melewwa?Galabadahena, Henegama, Ihala Kiyanduwa, Paraduwa North, Paraduwa South and Yakabedda
- What is the best time to visit Melewwa?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Melewwa?Akuressa Hospital, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Melewwa?NDB Bank - Akuressa, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Melewwa?Commercial Bank, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Melewwa?IOC Filling Station, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Melewwa?LK3218185 (OCHA common operational dataset)